Manager Materials Management

Listing reference: eskom_004420
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 30 April 2026
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Transport, Logistics and Freight
Location: Mpumalanga
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Position: Manager Materials Management (Gx Kusile Power Station) Position/Task Grade: M16 Area of specialization: To manage supply chain operations (SCOPS), materials management strategy implementation with sustainable service levels. Department: PSCM Business Unit: Kusile Power Station Location: Mpumalanga
Job description

Skills and Competencies Required:
1) Behaviour: 
•    Honesty 
•    Trustworthiness
•    Integrity
•    Professionalism 
 
2) Leadership: 
•    Team player 
•    Motivating teams 
•    Coaching 
•    Mentoring
•    Developing 
•    Decision making
•    Strategic Management
•    Supervisory

3) Knowledge: 
•    Integrated supply chain management
•    Supply chain strategy
•    Business performance measurement
•    Financial analysis, budget planning and forecasting
•    Business operations process management
•    Legal, policies and procedures
•    Internal and external audit
•    Safety management
•    Audit management
•    Transport management
•    Transport regulations
 
4) Skills: 
•    Interpersonal and communication
•    Business acumen
•    Strong ethical conduct
•    Leadership
•    Computer literate
•    Systems, applications and products (SAP) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system
•    Microsoft (MS) office

Key Responsibilities
•    Provide direction regarding design, planning and implementation of materials supply chain strategies.
•    Initiate, drive and embed optimisation and standardisation of materials management principles.
•    Direct inventory planning analysis in the business unit (BU).
•    Direct, manage human and financial resources.
•    Provide materials management operational performance and reporting methodology key performance indicators (KPIs) oversight.
•    Manage formal interfaces and relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
 

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Minimum requirements

Qualification(s): 

B Degree/BTech/National Higher Diploma/Advanced Diploma in Commerce/Supply Chain Management/Operations Management/Management/Business Administration/Engineering at NQF7 with 360 credits

 

Related Minimum Experience: 

·      Supply chain/materials management/operations management/management/business administration/engineering/procurement with 5 years’ experience

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